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Photo: Yves Cabourdin.

Photo: Yves Cabourdin

Barjols, France (Var (83)) - Église Collégiale Saint-Marcel (Notre-Dame-des-Epines)
Municipal: Barjols
Region:Provence
Address: 26 Rue de la République, 83670, Barjols

Description nr.: 2002167.

Built by: Jean-Marie Pons (1656)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1656 Jean-Marie Pons  new organ
1837 François Bormes  rebuild
1837 Charles Gazeau  rebuild
1963 Pierre Chéron  maintenance/reparations
1987 Manufacture Provençale des Grandes Orgues  restoration

The organ in the Église Collégiale in Barjols dates from 1656. It was built by Jean-Marie Pons. It got its current compostion in 1837 during a renovation by François Borme and Charles Gazeau. In 1963 Pierre Charon carried out an overhaul. In 1987 the organ was restored by the Manufacture Provençale d'Orgues (Yves Cabourdin).

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Grand-Orgue12
- Positif7
- Pédale2
Total number of stops21
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Grand-Orgue (C-f'''): Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Flûte 8' (discant), Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Doublette 2', Cornet 5 rangs, Plein-Jeu 4 rangs, Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Trompette en Chamade 8' (discant), Clairon 4', Tremblant.
Positif (C-f'''): Bourdon 8', Montre 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Cymbale 3 rangs, Cromorne 8', Hautbois 8' (from f°), Tremblant.
Pédale (C-f°): Flûte 8', Trompette 8'.
Couplers: Accouplement des manuals, Tirasse Grand-Orgue, Tirasse Positif.

Literature
  • (F) Barjols : Collégiale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption. - Calender Organa Europæ - 1997 - Saint-Dié.
  • Orgues : Le choeur des anges / Jean-Michel Sanchez ; Olivier Placet. - Manosque : Le Bec en l'Air Éditions, 2005.
Other sources
  • Jean-Alain Ripoche